Little Canada Man Accused of Fatally Striking Pedestrian, Driving to McDonald’s After Crash
Ramsey County Jail Booking Photo
Published: September 22nd, 2026.
LITTLE CANADA MN —A Little Canada man is accused of striking and killing a pedestrian early Sunday morning before continuing to a nearby McDonald’s and returning home, according to a criminal complaint filed in Ramsey County.
Alex Ray Kisch, 36, is accused in connection with the Sept. 20 death of a man who was found lying along Viking Drive near Lillehei Plaza in Little Canada.
According to the complaint, police were called to the area at approximately 2:25 a.m. after someone reported seeing a person lying along the roadway. Officers arrived and found the man face down on the north side of Viking Drive.
Investigators reported finding pieces of a vehicle and what appeared to be the victim’s groceries scattered across the traffic lanes. The man had significant injuries and was pronounced dead. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office later documented multiple broken ribs, fractures of the spine, a skull fracture, brain hemorrhaging and spinal cord injuries. The complaint says the medical examiner described the head injuries as “catastrophic.”
Investigators determined pieces of a damaged side mirror recovered from the scene were consistent with a Nissan Rogue SUV, according to the complaint.
About two hours after police were called, a deputy located a 2023 Nissan Rogue in the parking garage of the Grand Pre Apartments. Police said the SUV had fresh damage to its front passenger side and passenger-side mirror. Investigators also reported finding hairs on several areas of the vehicle and approximately six droplets of what appeared to be blood between the passenger-side doors.
The SUV was registered to Kisch, who lived in the apartment complex, according to the complaint.
Police executed a search warrant at Kisch’s apartment at approximately 6:42 a.m. The complaint states Kisch cooperated with officers and that police detected an odor of consumed alcohol coming from him. Officers also reported seeing a Fulton Brewery wristband on his wrist and a stamp on his hand that appeared consistent with admission to a bar or club.
After being advised of his rights, Kisch acknowledged owning the Nissan Rogue but declined to answer additional questions when asked about damage to the vehicle, according to the complaint.
Investigators later obtained surveillance footage that they say helped establish the movements of both the victim and Kisch's vehicle.
Video from a Speedway on Rice Street showed the victim leaving the store with a bag of groceries at approximately 1:24 a.m. and walking toward McDonald’s before continuing east along Viking Drive toward his home, according to the complaint. Police said he was struck approximately three-tenths of a mile from his residence.
Surveillance footage from Kisch’s apartment complex allegedly showed him walking to his Nissan Rogue at 2:01 a.m. The passenger-side mirror appeared intact as he drove from the garage, according to investigators.
When the SUV returned at approximately 2:11 a.m., police said the passenger-side mirror was visibly damaged and hanging alongside the vehicle. The complaint alleges Kisch got out, spent several minutes near the passenger side of the SUV and then went inside the building.
McDonald’s surveillance footage allegedly showed the Rogue traveling west on Viking Drive before entering the restaurant's parking lot. Investigators said the passenger-side mirror was already damaged and hanging from the vehicle.
The complaint states Kisch drove through the drive-thru, received food and left. Police identified Kisch as the driver from the surveillance footage.
Investigators also searched Kisch’s cellphone pursuant to a warrant. According to the complaint, messages showed discussion about going to Fulton Brewery, and Kisch recorded a short video of a DJ and patrons dancing at a bar shortly before 1 a.m.
Records cited in the complaint showed Kisch paid an Uber driver $29.93 at 1:42 a.m. for a ride from Minneapolis to his Little Canada residence.
Police also reviewed recorded calls Kisch allegedly made from the Ramsey County Jail.
During a call with his father, Kisch said he had made “a bad decision” that resulted in “bad consequences,” according to the complaint. When his father asked why Kisch had not called him for a ride, Kisch responded that he had already taken an Uber home and “then I just went to get some food.”
Kisch was arrested on suspicion of criminal vehicular homicide. Police obtained a blood sample pursuant to a search warrant before he was taken to the Ramsey County Jail, according to the complaint.
The allegations contained in a criminal complaint are accusations and have not been proven in court. Kisch is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.